Writing kit



May 20 1924.

c. H. WARNER WRITING KIT Filed Nov 11, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet" 1 gmwmtozMay 20, 1924.

C. H. WARNER WRITING KIT Filed Nov. 11, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 glwuento'c6774/1 65 f2. War/262 Patented May 20, 1924.

UN TED STATES PATENT err-101:.

CHARLES H. WARNER, OF COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

' WRITING KIT.

Application filed November 11, 1922., Serial No. 600,303.

placed upon the market as a unit and which will embody all articlesnecessary for personal correspondence. It is customary for one topurchase a box or package of writing paper and envelopes and tosimilarly make separate purchases of ink, pens, pencils, erasers, andVarious other articles required in conducting correspondence. Theaggregate cost of these articles, it is believed, can be somewhatreduced by placing them upon the market for sale, collectively.Therefore, the present invention has as one of its primary objects toprovide a combination of articles of stationery arranged in a compactand desirable manner and capable of being placed upon the market andsold at a reasonable cost. It is also a recognized fact that wherearticles of stationery are purchased separatelythey are liable to becomemisplaced, and therefore not be available when their use is required. Itis therefore a further object of the present invention to provide acompact arrangement of the various articles employed, in a box or casewhere all will be readily accessible at all times and where misplacementof any article will be avoided.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view, of thearticle embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the cover removed;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig.2.

The article comprises, essentially, a box which may not materiallydiffer, in its exterior form, from the ordinary boxes in which writingpaper and envelopes are sold and which box is indicated in general bythe numeral 1, the body of the box being indicated by the numeral 2 andthe top or cover by the numeral 3. The body of the box comprises abottom 4, sides 5 and 6, and ends 7 and 8. The cover comprises a topportion 9, depending sides 10, and ends 11,

and is adapted to be fitted on to the body of the box in the usualmanner, being preferably recessed in its end walls as indicated by thenumeral 12 so as to permit of its more ready removal when it is desiredto gain access to the articlesof stationery contained within the box.

The, interior of the body 2 of thebox is divided by a partition wall 13which extends longitudinally thereof and parallel to one of the sidewalls, as, for example, the

wall 6, being located nearer to this wall than the opposite wall 5.Another partition Wall 14 is arranged within the body of the box andextends transversely between the partition wall 13 and the said wall 6nearer which.

the wall 13 is located. This partition wall 14, the walls 6 and7, andthe partition wall 13, define a compartn1ent15 within which is disposedan ink well 16 preferably held in place by applying adhesive to itssides, as indicated by the numeral 17, so as to unite its sides to theseveral walls defining the compartment 15. This ink well may be of anyordinary construction or design and its mouth is closed by a stopper 18which ,may be either frictionally fitted into the mouth or threaded intothe same, and preferably the parts are so proportioned that when the topor cover 3 is applied to the body of the box, the top portion 9 thereofwill rest flat upon the upper end of the stopper 18 to thereby provideagainst accidental displacement of the stopper with a consequent loss ofthe ink and damage to the other articles of stationery contained withinthe box.

A partition wall, or partition wall sections, indicated by the numeral19, is arranged within the body of the box and divides the same intocompartments indicated one by the numeral 20 and the other by thenumeral 21, these compartments being defined by the said wall or wallsections 19, the side wall 5 of the'body, the end walls 7 and 8, and thepartition wall 13. A supply of writing paper, indicated by the numeral22, may be arranged within the compartment 20, and a supply of envelopesindicated bythe numeral 23 may be arranged within the compartment 21.

A transverse partition wall 24; is arranged within the body 2 andextends in a plane parallel to the partition wall 14 and between theside wall 6 and the partition wall 13 and this wall, together with thesaid wallsv 6, 13 and 14, defines a compartment 25 within which stamps,erasers, and various other small articles may be disposed.

If desired the partition wall 14: may be,

' with the walls 6, l3 and 8, provide a compartinent within whichvarious articles may be stored, as, for example, a small blotter, inkeraser, small'ruler, etc. The holders 29 are preferably in'the form ofclips which are attached' to the respective walls 6 and 13 and which areopen at their upper sides, being therefore adapted to receive the pen orpencil .as the case may be, oneend of the pen'stafi or the pencil beingsupported by the respective clip and the other end by the flange 26 uponthe partition wall 24;. The cli'ps29 are located relatively close to theupper edges of the walls 6 and 13 as is also the flange 26 so that iwhen the cover 3 of the box is fitted on to the body of the box, theupper sides of the clips will be closed by the top portion 9 of the saidcover and the said articles will be retained in place. i 7

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: I

In an articlevof the class described, a box provided interiorly parallelto one ofrits side walls with a longitudinal partition extending to itsend walls, transverse partitions extending between said side wall andthe longitudinal partition and defining compartments, one of saidtransverse partitions being provided with a lateral ledge at its upperend and having its upper end below the'plane of the upper edges of thewalls of the box and the longitudinal partition, a liquidcontainer inone of said compartments, and a clip in another of said compartmentsopen at its upper side and adapted to be closed by the'cover of the boxwhen said cover is in place whereby a writing implement may be securedwith a portion of its'length engaged in the clip and its end resting onsaid lateral ledge.

V In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

CHARLES H. WARNER. a s]

